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snipinfool's review against another edition
4.0
Tara and her family spent their days working with Gene, gathering scrap metal to sell or building barns. It was hard and, at times, dangerous. The children were often injured. The family also helped create tinctures and other concoctions with their mother, Faye, who was an herbalist. Later, Tara helped her mother when she became a midwife. As Tara grew older and the older siblings left the house, she was abused by one of her brothers. She learned how to tread lightly around him, but often, not even that kept him from attacking her. Either her parents did not believe her when she told them what her brother had done or they told her that he was sorry and they were through talking about it.
Her brother, Tyler, decided to leave and go to college. He had borrowed textbooks to teach himself and was able to pass the ACT to get into Brigham Young University. Tara eventually did the same and was able to get into BYU also. She was seventeen when she stepped into a classroom for the first time. This was a whole new world for Tara and one where she did not know the rules. She did not let that stop her and she flourished.
I had a hard time putting this book down. The world Tara came from was so different from the one I was raised in. The hardships she dealt with in her family relationships and those in the outside world would have stopped many from trying to accomplish what they needed to do to be happy. I had a difficult time with how her parents handled the abuse from her brother. I can’t understand why they allowed it to continue. I am glad she had the support of her brother, Tyler, when she was planning to go to college. If she hadn’t, she might have never left.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Mental illness
maggiemcfly's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Animal death, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Misogyny
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
papaveriepapere's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Bullying, Gaslighting, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, and Violence
somberlittleman's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Sexism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Cancer
marissasa's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Cursing, Bullying, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Violence, Animal death, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Medical content, and Mental illness
paytonwaddell's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Animal death, Blood, Sexism, Mental illness, Car accident, Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Medical content, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and Child abuse
Moderate: Body shaming
christina_chen's review
4.25
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Car accident, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Medical content, Misogyny, and Violence
lilianmathilda's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Violence, Sexism, Racial slurs, Misogyny, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Gaslighting
Minor: Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, and Body shaming
garyosu's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Gaslighting, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Sexism, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, and Violence
marketa_'s review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Grief, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse